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The end is completely bullshit, with American soldiers marching at the Vietnamese in shoulder to shoulder line, like it's 1815 and completely defeating the enemy. In reality, relief force fought their way to them, widened LZ so they could be helivaced and then exfiltrated on foot, getting badly...

Seen 1917 this week an I can recommend it. It is set during German retreat to Hindenburg line and two soldiers need to take a message through yet uncleared part of the frontline. It has a great depiction of devastation of the WWI and the long takes make it look like it was done in one go.

That doesn't say much.

About 90's Balkan wars, the best movie is the black comedy Lepa Sela Lepo Gore (Pretty villages burn prettily) but to fully enjoy it you really have to know Yugoslav pop culture of the 80's. It has non linear storytelling, mixing both pre war friendship of two men who are now on the opposing...

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Especially the scene where the pilot is drowning in his cockpit.

''Come And See'' is a very good Soviet film about Partisan warfare in Belorussia. It's not for the faint hearted though, as it deals with one of the worst aspects of WWII ''Secret Army'' is a rather depressing movie about the realities of French Resistance, ''Max Manus'' and ''Flame and...